Stop for walls of frame houses



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E. F. MONTGILLION. STOP FOR WALLS OP FRAME HOUSES.

No. 498,563. Patented May 30, 1893.

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' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EUGENE F. MONTGILLION, OF ELK RIDGE, MARYLAND.

STOP FOR WALLS OF FRAME HQUSES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 498,563, dated May 30, 1893.

' Application filed January 25,1893. Serial No. 459,650. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EUGENE F. MoNTeIL- LION, a citizen of the United States, residing at Elk Ridge, in the county of Howard and State of Maryland, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Stops for Walls of Frame Houses, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improvement in stops for the spaces in the walls of frame houses, and has for its object to provide an attachment adapted to be-placed between the studding forming the frame-work of framehouses, to prevent the passage up and down of rats and mice. It also serves to exclude drafts and dampness.

With these objects in view, the invention consists of features which I shall presently describe.

In the accompanying drawings,Figure l, is a preferred form of my device. Fig. 2, isa cross-section on the line 2-2, of Fig. 1. Fig. 3, is a view showing the stop applied in position on the timbers of the house.

As shown, the device consists of two interlocking members designated by the letters, A, and, B. The member B, has two of its side edges overturned, to make clips I), forming a slide-way, within which the member A, slides.

The edges (1, one on each member, on op posite ends thereof, are designed to fit against the upright studs D, and are secured thereto by nails or screws, as desired, passed through holes a in the upturned edges, a.

The sliding feature of the members, makes the device adjustable as to length, which is important since the distance between the studding in various houses, varies within considerable limits.

If ventilation between the walls is desired, holes I), may be cut in the members, for that purpose.

It is sometimes desirable to make the stops as nearly air tight as possible. To this end I place the metallic stops in position and fill in on top, a layer of cement, making a close tight joint against drafts or dampness. If preferred the stop may be made of terra-cotta.

My stop is cheap to make, is easy to put in place, and is very efficient in performing the functions for which it was designed.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. An adjustable stop for the walls of frame houses comprising the inter-slidingmembers, and means for attaching said members to the studding; substantially as described.

2. An adjustable stop for the walls of framehouses, comprising the inter-sliding members, having the upturnedends for attachment to the studding of frame-houses; substantially as described.

3. An adjustable stop for the walls of framehouses, comprising the inter-sliding members, one of which has overturned edges, forminga slide, in which the other reciprocates, and the upturnededges for attachment to the studdin'g of frame houses; substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I alfix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

EUGENE F. MONTGILLION. 

